Social accounts

Use the REST API to manage social accounts of authenticated users.

If a request URL does not include a {username} parameter then the response will be for the signed-in user (and you must pass authentication information with your request). Additional private information, such as whether a user has two-factor authentication enabled, is included when authenticated through OAuth with the user scope.

Lists all of your social accounts.

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

get/user/social_accounts

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]

Works with GitHub Apps

Add one or more social accounts to the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`account_urls` array of strings Required Full URLs for the social media profiles to add.

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

post/user/social_accounts

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts \
  -d '{"account_urls":["https://facebook.com/GitHub","https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"]}'

Response

Status: 201

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes one or more social accounts from the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`account_urls` array of strings Required Full URLs for the social media profiles to delete.

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

delete/user/social_accounts

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts \
  -d '{"account_urls":["https://facebook.com/GitHub","https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"]}'

Response

Status: 204

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists social media accounts for a user. This endpoint is accessible by anyone.

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

get/users/{username}/social_accounts

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/users/USERNAME/social_accounts

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]